Documentary film & photography for NGOs, foundations & development banks · Haiti & Africa

Films & photos that show impact and raise funds

I direct and shoot character-led documentaries in Haiti and across Africa, with documentary photography from the same trip. Your donors meet the people your work changes, and your team gets films and photos it can use for years.

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“I’m truly so grateful for our partnership and the ways in which you’ve helped us elevate our comms. It has made a huge difference.”
Lisa Eppich, Director of Communications, Health Equity International
Telly AwardHaiti Mesh Grids, GEAPP
COP27Film screened at the UN Climate Change Conference
Great Big StoryFeatured on the CNN-created brand
Since 2014Making documentary films
Trusted by
  • African Parks
  • Beyond Borders
  • Compassion International
  • GEAPP
  • Great Big Story
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Haiti Air Ambulance
  • Health Equity International
  • Hôpital Albert Schweitzer
  • Inter-American Development Bank
  • International Organization for Migration (UN)
  • International Rescue Committee
  • Local Ocean Conservation
  • Matènwa Community Learning Center
  • Médecins du Monde
  • Plan International
  • Rockefeller Foundation
  • Santé Monde
  • University of Fondwa
  • USAID
  • World Bank
  • World Health Organization (UN)
  • World Meteorological Organization (UN)

Three ways I help your team

Every project starts with the outcome you need: funds raised, results shown, or a steady flow of stories. The films are built backwards from that.

For appeals, campaigns & donor meetings

Fundraising films

A film that moves people to support your work, built around one strong story and made for your campaigns, funder meetings and online.

  • A story plan before filming: characters, story arc and key messages
  • A 3–6 minute film built around emotion, with the beneficiaries, families and staff behind your work
  • Short cut-downs for social media, email and your website
  • A photo package from the same shoot, so the campaign looks consistent
Folks are incredibly excited not just to use them at the event but also in funder meetings and other places.
Lisa Eppich, Health Equity International
For NGOs, UN agencies & development banks

Impact & project films

Launch, milestone and close-out films that show donors what their funding achieved, made to your brand guidelines and donor visibility requirements.

  • Results filmed on location: the people, the services, the infrastructure
  • Interviews with beneficiaries, staff and partners
  • Multi-site series, one short film per project or location
  • Clean master files (without music or graphics) that your team can reuse
  • Project photos from the same shoot, ready for reports, your website and donor updates
Summarizing a large project like PRISMA 2 in a few minutes was no small task; Vince and his team pulled it off with flying colors!
Carole-Anne Cormier, Santé Monde
For year-round storytelling & retainers

Story series

Short, character-led documentaries filmed across one or several trips and released over time, like Stories from Haiti Air Ambulance.

  • One person, one story in each film: a patient, a frontline worker or a family
  • Planned as a single trip or as a monthly production schedule
  • A growing footage library you own and can draw from
  • Films your team can share on the web, in newsletters and in donor meetings
  • A photo set from every trip, with images to pair with each story
We simply couldn’t tell these stories in as compelling and moving way without you.
Brian Stevens, Beyond Borders

Results clients saw

What each organization needed, and what the film did for them.

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Selected films

Health, energy, humanitarian and conservation stories filmed on location.

How a project runs

Clear steps, one point of contact, and no surprises. I run the shoot on the ground and keep your team updated, wherever it’s based.

Step 1

Outcome call

We agree what the film must achieve: funds raised, a donor report, awareness. Then the audience, deadline and budget.

Step 2

Story & plan

We choose the characters together, and I build the story arc and treatment. Then we organise consent and logistics for each location as one team.

Step 3

On location

My team and I know the ground. We plan for a smooth shoot and film everyone with dignity and respect, to capture the strongest film possible.

Step 4

Edit & deliver

Edit, colour and subtitles, with review rounds agreed upfront. You get the final film, the cut-downs, the edited photos and the raw video files.

Vince Theo filming on location
Why teams hire me

I film people with dignity and respect. As a Haitian filmmaker, I know how to move around the country, and build trust and empathy with the people in front of the camera. That connection puts them at ease, so they speak openly. I build every film around that honesty and emotion, so your audience feels connected to the people on screen. On the ground, I handle the production complexities that are common in Haiti, so the shoot stays on track. I pour myself into every project, from the first call to the final file, and make sure it’s a success.

  • BasesPort-au-Prince, Haiti and Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
  • LanguagesEnglish, French, Haitian Kreyòl, Spanish
  • Filmed inHaiti, Chad, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, and available worldwide
  • On every shootDignity-first storytelling, a story plan built around your goal and your audience, and whatever it takes to deliver a successful film

The team

A Haitian-led crew that has worked together for years, sized to each project.

What clients say

Organizations that have trusted me with their stories.

Tell me about your film

Share your goal, deadline and budget range. I reply within two working days with questions or a first proposal.

Or email directly vince@teambwb.com
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